Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3158, Joseph Durham, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Durham, Joseph
R. 31 58.
CONTENTS

31.741 Joseph Durham Tennessee
Rejected, did not serve in a military capacity. See letter 3 Jan '35 to Hon. W.C. Dunlap
See 38
Hon. W.C. Dunlap
W. J. Doherty Perryville P.O. T.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 State of Tennessee
Perry County S.S.
On this 21 st day of July personally appeared before the Court of pleas and quarter sessions now sitting for the county of Perry at the Court house in the town of Perryville Joseph Durham aged 69 years last march who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1814 under Robert Singleton and served in the Col. Dicksons Regiment of the north Carolina line under the following named Officers Col. Henry Dickson Maj. Silvanus Dickson were declarants field Officers John Summers was his capt The rest of his company officers he can can not now name of he has forgot their names he enlisted under Robert Singleton he does not now know but Declarant thinks he was a capt but Declarant was very young at that time only a little better than fourteen years of age and can not tell so much about the rank of different officers as he could have done if he had been at all times with the army but at when he enlisted he was driving the waggons & the waggons master John Gautherland treated Declarant very badly & Col Dickson being informed of that fact by declarants brother Nathan =il Durham who was in the said Regiment he the Col. sent Robert Singleton to Declarant to enlist declarant & to take him from under the control of Gautherland & declarant enlisted for during the war which time he served mostly as a Mail carrier by the order of his Col and was always ready to obey his officer in

any or every thing he was discharge at the close of the war he thinks about the end of the year 1782 by his Col who was then Col Sanders as Col Sanders Dickson died while declarant was in the service & then Sanders took command of the Regiment he carried & passed from place as he was directed by the officers in command the army march from near Camden where he enlisted to different places in South Carolina to ninety six Charleston & to Savannah he declares can not tell so much about particulars as if he had allways with the army he never was in a battle but was not far from the battle at Guilford where he was a waggoner he served he resided when he enlisted in Caldwell County north Carolina but he enlisted in South Carolina near Camden he hereby relinquishes every claim that ever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph his Deane mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
William Wright J.P. J. Houston J.P.
J. Williams J.P.
I Jesse Taylor Clerk of the County Court for Perry County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Deane for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21 st day of July 1834
Jesse Taylor Clerk of Perry County Court

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
3158!
P. O.
Joseph Durham
Service:
REFUSED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Hon. W m Dunlap H. R.
Enters his caveat vs.
Joseph Durham, Tenn.
File this & note it on Index — and reg t . of letters rec d .
Feb. 4. 1837

Mr. Dunham, Penn-va
H. W. Dunham H R

Rejected
3158
See letter to Hon. W. C. Dunlap
9. Jany. 1835
[See caveat.]
let P. W. Humphrey, 22 apl 37. let. 22. S.P. 1837 No. J. F. M. Claiborne

of Tennessee. This day personally appeared Perry County S. Nathaniel Dickerson who is a respectable man of credible witness before me Samuel Fulton  Samuel Fulton one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County and made oath in substance of fact that he was present and saw Joseph Durham en list under Capt Robert Singleton near Campden and that he Durham is now present is the identical same man that he en list ed to serve in a Military capacity for during the war that he en listed in the year 1781 that he at present was a gain present at Salisbury in North Carolina when said Durham was honorably discharged he at present being that Durham carried the Mail most of the time he knows that said Durham was so titled for that purpose but whether he was sent all the time with the Mail he can not positively say - as he witness was not long with the army only 2 or 3 months but was present when he Durham en listed & when he was discharged he en listed in a Military ca- pacity & was discharged honorably in 1783 Durham so subscribed this 22 nd day of November 1834 before me Nathaniel Dickerson marks
Samuel Fulton Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Perry County
I Jesse Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Linton whom name appears officially assigned to the other side of this paper is and was at the time he assigned the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said he being duly Commissioned and qualified and that due Faith and Credit should be given to all his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office this the 7th Day of Dec 1834
Jesse Taylor Clerk of Perry County Court

We the undersigned are well acquainted with Joseph Derrum who is at this time an applicant for a pension on account of services rendered to the Government of the United States during the Revolutionary War and have no hesitation saying that he is entitled to the fullest confidence as a man of truth & integrity.
Benjamin Denton James Callie
W. Benton C. J. Benton
Mr. C. Hooks
F. B. Miller
James Miller
James Gilbert
W. H. Johnston
Ezekiel Stout
Isaac Mitchell
Thomas Morris
H. Williamson
William Raggett
John Bellomo
J. H. Lockhart
Isaac Morrow
William C. White
Eme Lindon
John Simon
Isaac Hays
Jeff Williams
Samuel Harding
Samuel Hearn
Nicholas Brown
George H. Saint
L. B. Tully
Frank Arnold
Zadoc Brazears
Amos Byle
J. A. Lakin
M. C. Kinney
Squire Burnett
Isaac Dement
Samuel Inman
W. S. Moore

Joseph Richerson
I have some acquaintance I was acquainted with him with Joseph Durham and Durham many years ago & know so far as I know or of nothing nor have heard any thing to detract from the correctness of the William Colpeper I have no desire of its correctness -
R Barton
Parry H. Humphreys
So far as I am acquainted to Mr Joseph Durham I concur in the above Certificate of Mr Barton S. B. Isaac
I have been acquainted with Joseph Durham about twelve months and believe him to be a correct and worthy man H. H. Tuttle

Notty Springs Apr 3rd 1837
9 th Sir
Mr. Joseph Barham an inhabitant now of Marshall County, Calif. or A. of Ky Perryville represents to me that he some 12 or 18 months ago made an application for a pension for his services in the Army of the United States during the war of the rebellion - his services was received here by some informality or mistake in drafting it - the claim was not allowed he has not your letter on the subject to produce to me, but thinks the objection was this - that it was stated in the petition that his services were rendered as a Mail Carrier in part - if this be the only objection he says that at the time that time may be used the services more in part rendered as a spy or bearer of despatches, & under John Sutherland as a Waggoneer - these services were before he enlisted in the regular army - All which will appear from his original declaration & proof on file in your office, except that Mail - is now in stead of Spy - It is believed here that he did serve as he states & that he is intitled to a pension - - is a man of fair standing as appears by the enclosed documents, you will do a favour to him & also to his friends by reviewing his petition & evidence &

and giving the necessary information as to the defects if any exist. Not explained as above Very Respectfully,
Yr. Obt Serv
B. M. Humphrey
— Edwards
P.S. Devict to B.M. Humphrey, Holly Springs, Miss. on to Joseph - Durham of the same place -

Dialy Springs Mo April 5 th
Free
Alb Moral Inst.
To Edwards Esq Superintendent of Prisoner's Bldg Washington City